haha, I went through that thread looking for my post, but it was in a different EOTT thread
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To be fair to Philadelphia and Rocky, I should post this.
I should say, no one in Philadelphia was mean to me, even though I was wearing a jacket with with words “NEW YORK” written across it in large letters.
Edited to add — the ship he runs past is the Moshulu. Still basically in the same area, but now a restaurant.
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Since we’re doing this, I’ll get the printer out:
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This will be the last sound heard after AI takes over.
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Joe Frasier…he’s not wrong about that one.
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This is really quite melodic. It sounds like the actual recording being played through a small AM radio.
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Note: this is from 9 years ago. But it has interesting pictures and history.
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On the USA’s lack of transit:
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We have so many more cars-per-resident than other world-class cities. One thing they don’t mention in the article is a major reason WHY: as Mayor, Richard M Daley (son of Richard J Daley) decided he wanted to make Chicago a place where young white middle class couples didn’t move away to the suburbs as soon as they started having kids, so he forced through a lot of zoning changes that required every new building (residential, retail, commercial, etc.) to have ‘enough’ parking spaces according to a formula. Sure enough, people who had grown up with one car per person aged 16+ now found they could keep their cars but still have the fun of moving to the Big City, and in fact needed to have multiple cars to get around because he eviscerated the public transportation system at the same time. As an example, the closest grocery store for us is a little over a mile away with no public transportation options, so we either walk with backpacks and pull a wheeled cooler bag, or we drive.
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A few months ago I sent this map to a friend of mine.
His reaction was shock to realize that most rail lines in the US are in the East. In his mind, I suppose, trains are something he associates with “The Old West.” And so he assumed most train lines are west of the Mississippi.
And this guy actually likes trains. He likes hearing about my use of them. But I don’t think he has ever ridden on one himself.
This is how little most of the US thinks about rail transportation.
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The first bridge across the Mississippi River was at Hennepin Avenue. This is the latest, post-modern, bridge.
Two people have been added to this picture for scale.
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6 furlongs.
